Wells made 7-of-10 shots and Smith 6-of-12 as Portland won its
fourth consecutive game and increased its lead over Utah for the
best record in the Western Conference to 1 1/2 games.

"We wanted to come out and run," Wells said. "We wanted to get a
nice cushion so we can get our guys to sit a little bit. It's a
great feeling to be able to sit on the sideline, ice down a
little bit. We haven't had too many opportunites like that this
year."

Portland used a balanced attack as 10 players saw at least 10
minutes of action and seven scored in double digits.

Shawn Kemp added 14 points on 4-of-4 shooting and made all six
free-throw attempts, while Dale Davis had 12 and Damon
Stoudamire and Rasheed Wallace 11 apiece for Portland, who shot
51 percent (47-of-91) and clinched their 12th straight winning
season.

The Trail Blazers jumped to a 12-4 lead and never slowed down,
extending it to 64-47 at halftime. Their first-half and total
points were season highs.

"Portland shot very well," said Warriors coach Dave Cowens, who
addressed his team for 35 minutes before opening the doors to
the media. "We just had to talk about why we didn't represent
ourselves very well and I think we had one of the more
lackluster performances of the year. They basically just
handled us and did whatever they wanted to do. They kind of
toyed with us, and that was embarassing. That's about as bad as
it gets for me."

Dale Davis scored the first three baskets of the third quarter
and Wells made a layup and a 3-pointer to push the lead to
77-53.

Damon Stoudamire drilled two 3-pointers and two jumpers during a
12-4 run that gave Portland a comfortable 89-59 cushion with
3:53 to go in the period. They opened their biggest lead when
Smith's bucket made it 111-75 with 7:01 remaining.

Antawn Jamison scored 22 points on 10-of-20 shooting for Golden
State (16-43), which has lost 10 of its last 11 games and owns
the worst record in the West.

"There were times when we were in position to win a lot of
games," Jamison said. "But now the game is over after the first
quarter. I'm tired of talking. I'm just going to lead by
example on the court."

Larry Hughes scored 18 points with three turnovers and rookie
Marc Jackson added 14 points off the bench for the Warriors, who
fell to 6-25 on the road.

"The past couple of games, (teams) have been having fun," Hughes
said. "They come out on the court and talk about seeing if they
can score 100 points before the fourth quarter. So things like
that, we need to put a stop to it."

"They have great individual players and they have great team
chemistry and great unity," added Jamison. "They're the best
team, by far. They're just too deep and they just love to play
together. They're the deepest team in the league, by far. Their
11th and 12th men are Detlef Schrempf and Satcey Augmon. Jesus
Christ, that's incredible."